{"id":37385,"date":"2025-08-01T10:50:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T10:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=37385"},"modified":"2025-11-17T13:09:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:09:33","slug":"prostate-biopsy","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/prostate-biopsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Prostate Biopsy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Prostate Biopsy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A prostate biopsy involves removing small tissue samples from the prostate using a needle guided by ultrasound imaging. It is used to detect cancer or other abnormalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This procedure helps to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Diagnose prostate cancer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investigate elevated PSA levels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate suspicious digital rectal exam findings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guide further treatment decisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor prostate changes over time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to expect after a Prostate Biopsy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After a prostate biopsy, mild soreness or blood in urine and semen is common. Most patients resume daily activities within a day. Antibiotics may be prescribed to reduce infection risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minor bleeding from rectum or urine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blood in semen for a few weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mild discomfort or soreness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quick return to daily activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Temporary use of antibiotics to prevent infection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":41625,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1219],"class_list":["post-37385","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-urology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/37385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=37385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}